Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-09-10
CORRESPONDENTS
Hon, Robert {. PaHg:-

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My DEAR SIR:-There is but I'm,
doubt that II County Treasurer is ,
defaulIerer Tor about $1,000. Anon,
$l2, 800 of this amount belongs 10 m,
School Fund, and is secured bS n bond
of $4,000 only about $4,000 belong.
to the General County Fund. and +,
amply secured in a bond tour or iv,
times that sum. You have been an.
pointed the Attorney OF the Treasure
an also Agent Of the sureties on lhr
Grcasuror's bond.
As agent Of The surcticS on the
school Fund Bond. you have bcr,
furnished with $500. and this amou,t
you are paying out IL the purchase .,
certain warrants to he held against the
County by the surclics and TOR their
benefit.
This plan as to the School Fund su.
reties protect them and them atone, he.
cause they thus ovadc appropriating
money furnished by them to the nav,
mcnt oftlle excess ofechool Fund over
The Bond penalty. la this purchase,
you are acting as the agent of the su.
rcties aud not as the AIT rnev of the
Treasurer, and through him, the Coun.
t.. Now, as onc feeling some interest
in he county's affair, | wish to ask, do
you propose 10 follow the same plan
with regard to the General County
FUND.- Are You going to act as their
agent or as the Attorney OF the Treas
urer and County? Are you going to
pay out any money that may be fur.
nIshed you by the surcties on the
General Fund Bond in the PAYMENT
Of General County warrants TO be held
against the county by The suraties on
the General County School Fund
Bond and for their benefit? If the
above plan is followed out, the coun-
tvs RICH, OF action on each Que of the
bonds is preserved intact and unem.
barrassed. That plan can not huri the
suretics on the Schoo' Fnnd bond be.
cause they can't be made liable for
more than $1,000: but the same plan,
if observed with the suretics on the
General County Fund Bcud, works
very differently, because their bond
being large enough, the county can re.
cover $4,000 thereon. which is double
the amount Of the default. SO If he
county's right Of action against the 81
relics is not impaired by some action
OF yours OF the snrctios, TIE county
will be able to rccoyer on the General
County Bond, in the shape ~ofdNmagcs,
40 amount just about equal to what
she will lose on The Schoo, Fuld Bond.
But do you not purpose to act as the
Attorney Of the Treasurer and not rs
agent OF The surcties in regard to any
money ih&! may b. furnished YOU by
those sureties? Do you not purpose
10 pay out snch money IN dbS0ltte pqU-
msRt nnd satisfaction, ofsilcl warrants
as you ray secure and present them
to the Board for cancellation and thus
secure the eNtinguishment Of the
Couuiy's right of action on such Gen.
eral County Fund i;ond TO the extent
Of such payment? If g0a do not pur.
pose TO do so, @iH ,yon oiloU y0RrSolf
TO be the agent Of surctic. in carving
ont such a plan? Touching what |
may consider The delicate and MONA
lous position YOU are in, would you al
low me to ask, if you think il lnwful
for You to be acting TrcasHror of This
county and At the same time il Chan.
Gerry Clcrk? iour duties as agent Of
Tie surcties j. 20 protect them; your
duties rs acting Treasurer AMI Chan.
Gerry Clerk il to protect tic county
don't Won think there IS a conflict Of.
duties IN holding the two po.iripnSI
No doubt, many Of tho good citizen,
oirhis county, in common with myself,
take II lively interest in this mater
ana w0i'd He to have information on
The same. lsaggcst therefore, 4 publ.
ton Oh this letter and YOUR reply, /
am very truly,
Your humble and ob't s"ry't.
j. l.. MADISON.